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When down to the layout today saw some figures and a tree bend over. Everything was fine yesterday. Also, a rail bumper was knocked off the track.
The figures were WS bee keepers and two were down and the tree a dead sage brush was push over enough to notice. I can only figure a mouse of mice are the reason.
Several years ago I had a problem when I didn't go down to the layout for several weeks in the winter and I found pieces of scenery eaten and the typical mouse calling cards on the layout.
Time to get out the mouse bait again.
Greg
You probably have some mouse crap on the layout too.
Chet:
It blends in with the ballast.
Greg
Get a cat. Then you won't have to worry about the mice...just the cat!
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Days Gone Bye!
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Chet will lend you Freeway for a few days?
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Just don't get one like this
Get a cat. Then you won't have to worry about the mice...just the cat!
The dog followed me into the basement the other day. Came back up with a mouse in his mouth. The cat has yet to prove itself.
Mice catching dog? That is better than cat since dogs dont generally get up on the layout and disturb things.
The cat hasn't made it's way onto the layout yet (that I know of), but one night she got locked in the basement by accident and my bag of sand got used a litter box.
Caught the little fellow. Feel sort of bad since the critter was wearing an engineers hat. Guess he was a railroad fan like me!
Greg
My dogs try to catch mice around the outside of the basement but the mice are usually a bit too fast for them, but the gophers better look out. Hank showed up a the front door wanting to parade his catch around the house. That didn't happen.
When the cat is away the mice play.
I've had palmetto bugs eat some of the scenery (two houses ago). Gives me the heebie-jeebies thinking about it.
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Those of you who might have visited here or come in personal contact with Australians, may have been persuaded to try one of Aussie's favorite breakfast delicacies. Vegemite. If you have you will know of it's distinctive smell and flavor. It does though, also make an excellent mouse and rat trap bait. A highly successful kill rate, caught 2 mice that had invaded the house just this week. Looks like I prevented them from multiplying as well.
While not having had the opportunity to travel to the Land down Under, I have tried Marmite and can say I've heard Vegemite is a little sweeter.
But you have to spread both really thinly or you may gag. LOL
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While not having had the opportunity to travel to the Land down Under, I have tried Marmite and can say I've heard Vegemite is a little sweeter.
But you have to spread both really thinly or you may gag. LOL
It's very economical. One small daub does several mice.
Have you thought about 'wet traps'?? The mice go looking for the bait and get dumped into a a 1/2 full 5 gallon bucket of water. They sink faster if you add detergent. Versions of these traps are all over youToob.
I've been using Tom Cat bars and they seem to be very effective. I place them above the drop in ceiling in fall and check on them in mid-winter.
Greg
We just keep the dog food in a trash container -- half full -- and the mice obligingly jump right in. Catch 'em in a plastic container, take them to the alley, and let the dog chase them away. It's rather fun...
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